Deniz Gölü

Deniz Gölü
Deniz Gölü (Turkish)
Büyük Deniz Gölü
Deniz Gölü is located in Turkey
Deniz Gölü
Deniz Gölü
LocationArtvin Province
Coordinates40°49′4″N 41°9′38″E / 40.81778°N 41.16056°E / 40.81778; 41.16056
TypeGlacial lake
Basin countriesTurkey
View from south
Big Sea Lake, a glacial lake near Kaçkar peak
Big Sea lake-View from north

Büyük Deniz Gölü or Lake Big Peshevit (English: Big Sea Lake), is a glacial lake in Yusufeli district of Artvin Province in Turkey.

Description

Büyük Deniz Gölü ("Big Sea Lake" in Eng.) is the deepest glacial lake in Turkey with depth of 60 m (200 ft) at an altitude of 3,384 m (11,102 ft). Also, it is the largest lake in terms of surface area in the Kaçkar Mountains with 95500 m2 (23 acres).[1] There is one walking route to the lake from Yaylalar village of Yusufeli. It takes between 5 and 6 hours to reach to the Büyük Deniz Gölü.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ DOĞU, Yar. Doç.Dr. Ali Fuat ve ark. "Kaçkar Dağında Buzul Şekilleri" (PDF). KAÇKAR DAĞINDA BUZUL ŞEKİLLERİ, YAYLALAR VE TURİZM. ankara.edu.tr. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Büyük Deniz Gölü, Kaçkar'ın Mavi Gözü". kesfetmekicinbak.com. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Çamlıhemşin Gölleri" (PDF). visitrize.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.

40°49′04″N 41°09′38″E / 40.81778°N 41.16056°E / 40.81778; 41.16056